You want to use your Sharp NetWalker, Zaurus PDA or Handheld PC together
with a Linux based computer?
Here are links to compatibility and configuration guides about Linux and PDAs manufactured by
Sharp.
The general resource section at the bottom, contains links
to useful Linux utilities (mostly available under GPL), community efforts, HOWTOs and FAQs.
Have you written a report yourself? Then please feel free to
submit a new entry.

Codenames/Hardware Survey

These are Sharp's colloquial codenames for the different Zaurus Linux PDA models
(you may verify that by the output of cat /proc/cpuinfo,
though currently this seems to work reliably with the original ROMs only).
All codenames are derived from dog races:

PocketWorkstation(http://wiki.debian.org/PocketWorkstation) runs in a chroot environment on a storage card, using the vendor's preinstalled native Linux system for most hardware access. GUI is based on Xf4vnc and the fbvnc framebuffer viewer. Check out the PocketWorkstationXQT variant for a native X11 GUI.

Ångström(http://angstrom-distribution.org/)
a combined OpenEmbedded, OpenZaurus and OpenSimpad project to unify their effort to make a stable and userfriendly distribution for embedded devices like handhelds, set top boxes and network-attached storage devices and more. Maybe it's sort of a successor to OPIE.

Titchy(http://wiki.neilandtheresa.co.uk/Titchy_Linux)
is a complete, fully-native Debian GNU/Linux distribution for the Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000, SL-C3100 and SL-C3200. It boots directly from the internal microdrive, and completely replaces the existing operating system.

Conversion from Other PDAs (Palm, Psion, ..)

DTM to Opie Converter

dtmconv(http://quux.org/devel/zaurus) is used to convert from Sharp's proprietary Zaurus PIM
e.g. addressbook storage format used on its newer ROMs to the XML format used by Opie. It
is useful whenever you are migrating from a Sharp ROM to something such
as OpenZaurus on your device.

toMOTko(http://tomotko.sourceforge.net/)
is a small Zaurus application for learning
vocabulary. It's a customizable flashcard program
that asks words repetitively to acquire new
vocabulary. It is good for learning and memorizing
kanji readings/writings and other languages.

Community: Mailing Lists, Forums, FAQs, HOWTOs, Wikis

Kevin Milne: Z4CK - A Novel Featuring the Zaurus and Openzaurus, 2004

Kevin Milne has written
Z4CK a cyber thriller based around
Duncan Steele, a hacker who creates the 'magic bullet' that lets him
by-pass any network security. Duncan uses Z4CK meaning Zaurus-ACK,
compiled on the OpenZaurus OS to do this.

Unlike Films like 'The Net',
Z4CK gives a realistic insight into hacker tools and techniques. The book
was written with a Zaurus SL-5500 and PocketTop keyboard. Z4CK features
wireless hacking with the Zaurus, and a view of how an Open Source future
might be.

Duncan Steele has a simple choice to make. Work as a hacker for the British Governments' elite digital insurgency unit Cyber-Secure, or go to prison for his previous exploits against that very government.

Digital Force picks up where Z4CK left off. Follow Duncan Steele during his time at Cyber-Secure, from hunting the Fourth Reich hacker group to meeting his most skilled adversary, to the creation of the Sec-Net network following the destruction of the Internet.